Alien Planet Plaza

This morning, we touched down on the Plaza Islands, another world entirely. Though stepping onto North Plaza is off-limits, we explored South Plaza - and it felt like paradise from another galaxy. Picture this: a landscape blanketed in red plants, cacti spaced out like sentinels, and hundreds of iguanas roaming everywhere. Most of the iguanas here are galapagos iguanas, one or the three sorts of land iguanas in Galapagos. The bright yellow scales of the males, mark them as ready for mating.

Plaza Island was a photographer’s dream - each corner more surreal than the last. And down along the rocky shoreline, sea lions lounged lazily, with adorable pups occasionally peeking out. Watching them was a treat, but our visit was short. Galapagos time slots are tight, and before we knew it, we had to leave this alien paradise behind.

Now, our “spaceship” sails to the next island, ready to land on yet another world.Read more